Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

third-wheel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
third-wheel
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act as a third wheel; to accompany two people, unwanted, on a date.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From third wheel.

Inflected Forms

third-wheels (present, singular) third-wheeling (participle, present) third-wheeled (participle, past) third-wheeled (past)

Questions

What does third-wheel mean?
To act as a third wheel; to accompany two people, unwanted, on a date.
Where does third-wheel come from?
From third wheel.

How to pronounce third-wheel

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